Moises Palacios (the original Spanish voice of Roy Fokker) talks about returning to Robotech as the voice of Dr. Louis Nichols with dialog director Jesus Barrero in the new Spanish version of The Shadow Chronicles.

Yet another Robotech DVD box set review and this time it comes from Screenhead.com

And you might think this is simplistic, and you’d have good reason to
think so, but this is actually a whole lot more complex than you might
think. After all, we’re talking about a series that covers almost a full
day and a half of footage, so you know there’s a lot going on in here.
It’s a fine piece of anime, and nicely representative of the genre. If
you want a good look at where anime came from–and where anime might well go from here–then you’ll want to settle in with this massive chunk of Robotech.

The
Screenhead Ten Scale gives Robotech: The Complete Series a full ten out
of ten. There’s more than enough action to keep most anyone satisfied,
and as a history lesson, it represents a major achievement in anime and is well worth your time to watch.

The-numbers.com has posted a review of the new Robotech DVD Box Set from A&E Home Entertainment.

Excerpt.

There are no extras on the three seasons, however, there's a set of four
bonus discs with ten hours of bonus features. Incredible. Disc one
starts off with the original pilot, plus clips in various languages.
There are image galleries for character and mecha design, a comic book
gallery, toy commercials, etc. Disc two has the original pilot for Genesis Climber MOSPEADA, the original Japanese show that was turned into The New Generation.
There are also more than an hour of deleted scenes from the original
series, some of which were cut for violence. Extras continue with more
comic book art, more character art, more international clips, etc. Disc
three starts with Carl Macek's Robotech Universe, which is in memory of the show's writer / producer, and all round innovator of Anime.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

OldGameReviewer.com has posted a review of the new Robotech DVD Box Set from A&E Home Entertainment. Excerpt.

Comprised of 17 discs including the complete, three-part series (85
episodes in all), “Robotech” has never looked or sounded better than it
does in this digitally restored edition. Transfers have been spruced up
from the original broadcasts with truly excellent new 5.1 mixes that are
constantly active in terms of their original design; purists will also
note that some music that had to be changed for “Robotech”’s previous
DVD release has, according to the producers, been restored in full for
this edition.

Supplements are housed on no less than four platters of their own.
These include a full documentary on the making of the series; music
videos; alternate versions of select episodes; “Robotech The Movie”
supplementals; a promo reel of the show’s Chinese launch; the original
“Macross” pilots and more – all new to DVD. The aborted “Robotech II:
The Sentinels” pilot is also included along with edited portions of the
failed Cannon production “Robotech: The Movie” and plenty more extras
from prior DVD editions, from original opening/closing credits to
videogame and toy commercials, deleted scenes and tons more.

Both fans of the series as well as newcomers to the show would do
well in checking out this massive set from NewVideo that’s simply
outstanding in every facet.

Friday, October 28, 2011

With 17 discs to enjoy, it’s unlikely that you’ll run out of robot and
alien fighting anytime soon. While some fans have complained about the
release of this on DVD and not Blu-ray, there seems to be a lack of
understanding that popping something onto Blu-ray does not automatically
make it clearer or”better”. The source material for these DVD episodes
has been cleaned up and remastered, but it does not change the fact that
these were shot on 16mm film, making a significant grain inherent to
the source material, and if I may be subjective, the experience itself.
The vague haze which covers a majority of pre-1990s cartoons has a
warmth which just cannot be replicated with digitally produced, or
remastered, shows.

Starpulse.com has posted a review of the new Robotech DVD box set from A&E Home Entertainment. Here is an excerpt.

The real joy is the bonuses that will surely delight Robotech's
legion of loyal fans. A&E did a fantastic job packing this
seventeen-disc set with just about everything that they could have,
whether it's a gallery of pre-production art or original animations and
pilots. For newbies like me, the gem is Carl Masek's Robotech Universe, which is a new-to-DVD documentary covering the "making of" that you'd expect on a series set - but because Robotech
is so much more, it's a lot more fascinating than the usual featurette.
I watched it and felt like I had a decent understanding of the
universe and a desire to learn more.

Monday, October 24, 2011

The website Big Shiny Robot is hosting a contest where one lucky fan will win a new DVD box set of all 85 Robotech Episodes from A&E Home Entertainment. Here is the lowdown on the contest from the website.

The contest will be open until Friday, October 28th. Winners will be announced on Monday, October 31th.

To enter, all you need to do is shoot us an email at editor (at)
bigshinyrobot.com. Make the subject “FAREWELL, BIG BROTHER” (which might
be one of the best episodes of the entire series. For an extra chance
to win, you can go to our facebook page and invite all of your friends
to like us. Or you can ask your followers on twitter to follow us
@BigShinyRobot. Just be sure to mention in your email that you’ve done
it.

Last night, however, Harmony Gold invited a selection of press, as well as a few lucky fans, to attend a premiere screening of the documentary, Carl Macek’s Robotech Universe,
at the theater within their Hollywood headquarters. Quite a few of the
original voice actors were on hand, as well as other behind-the-scenes
folks from the original production, and current Harmony Gold
staffers. It was an honor to be invited, and it was a wonderful
evening. I was able to catch up with a few friends that attended, as
well as hobnob with the members of the voice cast that showed up,
including Michael McConnohie
and Richard Epcar, who I’ve previously met at BotCons, due to their
involvement with Transformers. There was a reception afterward,
featuring a nice spread of food (including by far the best sliders I’ve
ever had), and an open bar. Believe you me, Harmony Gold knows how to throw a premiere party!

Friday, October 21, 2011

The MTV Geek Blog has posted a review of the new Robotech DVD's from A & E home Entertainment. Here is an excerpt.

I'm speaking to U.S. viewers of a certain age here, I know, but if the Robotech
franchise is at all your thing and you're looking to get the series as
you remembered it as a kid, make no mistake that this is it, and this
brick of DVDs needs to be in your home between your copy of that
Criterion Robocop DVD and that copy of Rob Roy which
you still insist is awesome. Short of a what would surely be a
multi-million dollar HD upgrade, this is the best this probably the best
presentation you're gonna get and you'd better like it.

Joking aside, beyond some quibbles with how some of the supplemental
material is presented here, I'd recommend this set to practically anyone
with an interest in the series that almost singlehandedly popularized
anime in the West while telling an epic, surprisingly mature story of
the cost of war.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

The website DVDtalk.com has put up a review of the new Robotech DVD box set from A&E Home Entertainment here is an excerpt.

Robotech: The Complete
Series arrives on an impressive
17 discs, all contained in four single-width keepcases.
Those of you that have the original Legacy LE
releases will be happy at the amount of shelf space this saves! Each saga comes in it's own multi-disc,
single-width case (4 discs each except for the first saga which comes
on 5
DVDs) with the fourth case devoted to a whopping four discs worth of
extras.

Audio:

You have the choice of English or Spanish audio, both in 5.1.
(There
are no subtitles available.) Since the show was edited heavily
from the
original animes, there is no Japanese language track. The sound
during
the frequent battle scenes is very cool. They make full use of
the sound
stage, with planes swooshing from the rear to the front and all over
the
room. There are laser blasts coming from all corners. This
part of
the mix is very dynamic and exciting; the audio track really puts you
in the
middle of things. Unfortunately, after the battles end, the sound
collapses to what is basically a mono mix. The dialog is centered
over
the screen, and rarely moves about. Even the music is piped to
the front
speakers most of the time. I wish they had thrown some of the
music and
sound effects to the rear speakers throughout the entire show and not
just the
exciting parts.

The audio quality is good. There is no hiss or hums, though
some of
the dialog does sound a little flat. The music is not dynamic,
though it
does sound better than I remember it from television.

It's a pretty cool comprehensive review of the new A&E Box Set so its worth the read.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Simply put, Robotech put Anime
on the map in America. Yes, there were other series that tried to enter
the pop culture of the U.S., but none prior to Robotech were
successful.

When A&E provided me the opportunity to review this collection,
it was like I had died and gone to geek heaven. Of course, I already
owned all the dvd’s for the entire series already, but with this new
collection, they’ve been re-mastered and look much better than the first
editions that I have.

That alone makes this set worth getting for any fan. But then they include a fourth set simply named: The Robotech Archives.

This is where the treasure of this collection emerges. Being a fan
for over 30 years, I thought I had seen and heard about everything there
was to know about Robotech. Wow, was I wrong.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Several hundred fans mingled with the original cast and crew in Hollywood inside the Harmony Gold Preview House. After the screening the attendees were treated to a post screening reception in the lobby of the Harmony Gold Building.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Riverfront Times has a amazing article on the Voltron Franchise. Here is a brief excerpt.

In 1983, most TV executives in America shunned Japanese animation as
shoddy and inferior. But Ted Koplar and his colleagues found themselves
titillated by three different animé series on display at an
international trade show. They purchased the option to develop them.

That's when an awkward phone call altered the course of KPLR — and, in a sense, the universe.

An employee at World Events phoned across the Pacific and ordered tapes of the first two shows — Albegas and Dairugger — but didn't know the title of the third, Daltanious.
So the employee described the show as having a character with a lion on
its chest. The Japanese executive on the other end understood only
"lion."

When the box arrived from Japan and Koplar opened it, he pulled out the first two shows he'd ordered, but couldn't find Daltanious. Instead, he saw a tape labeled Beast King GoLion.

Folks if you want a glimpse into one of the worlds top anime franchises this is a MUST read.